BroadStage unveils its 2025–26 Season featuring opera, jazz, theater, dance, and the new Santa Monica International Jazz Festival led by Stanley Clarke. This season at BroadStage is a celebration of ...

Join lifelong photographer and journalist Jefferson Graham as he shows off some of the most photographable places on the ...

WorldRecord Classic Car Centennial Parade, set for May 30, 2026, said the goal is to have more than 3,000 entrants.

California, the Golden State, is renowned for the beautiful weather that draws people to its stunning landscapes and multiple ...

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Prominent civic activist Nancy Coleman honored by Santa Monica City Council for decades of public service and advocacy.

As the 100th anniversary of Route 66 approaches in 2026, join us as we spotlight the stops and people who live along America’s highway.

The Inland Empire Tourism Regional Summit 2025 was held in Barstow, California, focusing on the upcoming Route 66 Centennial.

"I want to see America the way it used to be," said transportation reporter Jerry Carnes of his road trip along Route 66, from Chicago to Santa Monica, California.

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Our Route 66 road trip began at the end, at the famed fishing pier jutting out into the Pacific Ocean. On a breezy Sunday afternoon, the first day of June, a steady stream ...

Everyone knows Route 66—but few know where it really ends. We trace four conflicting “final” stops from downtown LA to the Santa Monica Pier and uncover why this iconic highway's ending is ...

Visitors pose for pictures at the Santa Monica Pier, where Route 66 ends, on June 1, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Stop No. 1: The end of the road at Santa Monica pier ...